Planning and Profits

In a time of great need for Britain, a small coterie ofinfluential businessmen gained access to secret information on industrial mobilisationas advisers to the Principal Supply Officers Committee. They provided the statewith priceless advice, but, as “insiders” utilised their access to informationto build a business empire at a fraction of the normal costs. Outsiders, incontrast, lacked influence and were forced together into a defensive “ring” –or cartel – which effectively fixed prices for Bri